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  2. William Howard Taft - Wikipedia

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    By Taft's later account, after some conversation, Harding casually asked if Taft would accept appointment to the Supreme Court; if Taft would, Harding would appoint him. Taft had a condition for Harding—having served as president, and having appointed two of the present associate justices and opposed Brandeis, he could accept only the chief ...

  3. Presidency of William Howard Taft - Wikipedia

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    Taft, more quietly than his predecessor, filed many more cases than did Roosevelt, and rejected his predecessor's contention that there was such a thing as a "good" trust. This lack of flair marked Taft's presidency; according to Lurie, Taft "was boring—honest, likable, but boring". [147]

  4. Timeline of the William Howard Taft presidency - Wikipedia

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    June 25 - Taft signs the Federal Corrupt Practices Act, the Mann Act, and the Postal Savings Bank Act into law. June 27 - Robert A. Taft accidentally strikes a pedestrian with his car. President Taft offers compensation in addition to covering medical expenses. [21] July 2 - Taft sets aside nearly 8.5 million acres as federal land in Alaska. [22]

  5. List of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [9] Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [10]

  6. Timelines of United States presidencies - Wikipedia

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    4 William Howard Taft (1909–1913) 5 Warren G. Harding (1921–1923) ... Timeline of the William Howard Taft presidency; Warren G. Harding (1921–1923)

  7. Inauguration of William Howard Taft - Wikipedia

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    As Sherman died 3 years, 240 days into this term, the office remained vacant for the balance: he was the last vice president to leave office intra-term prior to the ratification of the Twenty-fifth Amendment in 1967 (excluding Calvin Coolidge, Harry S. Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson, who ascended to the presidency after the deaths of their ...

  8. Timeline of modern American conservatism - Wikipedia

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    Taft opposed most of the New Deal, entry into World War II, NATO, and sending troops to the Korean War. He was not so much an "isolationist" as a staunch opponent of the ever-expanding powers of the White House. The growth of this power, Taft feared, would lead to dictatorship or at least spoil American democracy, republicanism and civil virtue ...

  9. Category:William Howard Taft - Wikipedia

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    This is a topic category for the topic William Howard Taft ... Presidency of William Howard Taft (5 C, 24 P) U. United States Supreme Court cases of the Taft Court ...